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☆ Convicted Assassin Is a Russian Security Agent, Kremlin Acknowledges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The convicted assassin who was the linchpin of the biggest prisoner swap in decades is a member of the most powerful security agency in Russia, the Kremlin acknowledged on Friday, and had served in a special unit with some agents who now guard President Vladimir V. Putin. The ties help explain Mr. Putin’s determination to free the assassin, Vadim Krasikov, from the German prison where he was serving time for murder. The effort culminated on Thursday when Mr. Krasikov and seven other former prisoners returned to Moscow after an exchange with Western nations that involved 24 adults and seven countries. Mr. Putin has not hid his admiration for Mr. Krasikov, who had been jailed in Germany since 2019 for the murder of a Chechen former separatist fighter in Berlin. In an interview in February, Mr. Putin referred to Mr. Krasikov as “a patriot” who was doing his duty by eliminating an enemy of the Russian state.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Vadim Krasikov, Krasikov, Dmitri S, Mr, ” Organizations: Kremlin, Federal Security Service, Mr Locations: Russia, Moscow, Russian, Soviet, Germany, Chechen, Berlin

☆ Putin got a pretty great deal, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe US claimed a major victory on Thursday, orchestrating a sweeping prisoner exchange with Russia that returned high-profile captives. Smiles in the KremlinAndrew Payne, a City University of London lecturer in foreign policy, told BI that Putin won the historic deal. "You could say in that sense that Putin got a better deal," Payne said. Though Putin won on a transactional level, the deal also greatly benefited Biden, Payne said. "For Biden, this deal signals that he's still in charge and still has what it takes to manage high-stakes diplomacy," he said.

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☆ How the Russian prisoner swap that freed Evan Gershkovich unfolded over two years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Carol E. Lee | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The effort took on extra urgency in March 2023, when the Russians arrested Gershkovich, a senior administration official said. Days later, NBC News reported that a deal that could have sprung Navalny, Gershkovich and Whelan had been in the works. After Biden and Scholz met on Feb. 9, Scholz told Biden he was on board. Vice President Kamala Harris also discussed the prisoner swap with Scholz, telling him that Krasikov was a critical component of getting a prisoner swap with Russia, a White House official said. That was when he called the Slovenian prime minister to make sure his country was ready to release the Russian in their custody.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Brittney Griner, Biden, Viktor Bout, Paul Whelan ’, Whelan, Paul Whelan, Antony Blinken, “, ” Blinken, Sergei Lavrov, Gershkovich, Blinken, Lavrov, ” Lavrov, ”, ” Gershkovich, Alexei Navalny, Navalny, Vadim Krasikov, Zelimkhan, Olaf Scholz, Krasikov, Griner, Whalen, Joe Biden, Scholz, Kamala Harris, Jake Sullivan, Elizabeth Whelan, Sullivan, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Kurmasheva, ” Biden Organizations: Wall Street, Marine, AP, NBC News, Berlin, White, Biden Locations: Russia, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Berlin, Moscow, Germany, Chechen, Russian, U.S, Nevada, Slovenian

The Russian officials took the proposal back to Moscow. It was a remarkably swift conclusion to years of painstaking negotiations between the US and more than half a dozen countries. Key to the deal was President Biden’s ability to persuade German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to release Krasikov, the Russian prisoner most keenly sought by Putin. Officials worked quietly throughout this year to get the German government to agree to release Krasikov — including entreaties from both Biden and Harris. President Biden sent a letter to Scholz in April, and the Germans at last agreed to release Krasikov in early June.

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☆ Who was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The German court that convicted Krasikov in 2021 said he acted on behalf of the Russian state, shooting Khangoshvili “execution style” in broad daylight. Vadim Konoshchenok, 48An undated photo of Vadim Konoshchenok included in a 2022 court document. He was arrested in February 2022, according to the Polish state news agency PAP. Lilia Chanysheva, 42Lilia Chanysheva stands is seen during a hearing at the Kirovskiy District Court in Ufa, Russia, on June 14, 2023. He was sentenced to four years in a penal colony in July 2022, according to Amnesty International.

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☆ Russia Freed Evan Gershkovich in a Major Prisoner Swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A prisoner swap involving seven countries freed the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, two other Americans and several Russian opposition figures. It was the most far-reaching exchange between Russia and the West in decades. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are planning to greet the released Americans tonight at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The exchange was also a triumph of sorts for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, who had long sought Krasikov’s release. “So, in the eyes of the Kremlin, Krasikov’s assassination in Berlin of a Chechen separatist leader whom Russia labeled a terrorist was legitimate,” he said.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Vadim Krasikov, Biden, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Vladimir Putin, Neil MacFarquhar Organizations: Wall Street, Base Andrews, Kremlin Locations: Russia, Germany, Chechen, Berlin, Ankara, Turkey’s, U.S, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Maryland

☆ Videos show the moment Americans were freed from Russian captivity after high-stakes prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewNew video footage reveals the moment that Russia freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and others in a massive prisoner swap that took place in Turkey on Thursday. Gershkovich, Whelan, and 14 others were released as part of a historic and high-stakes exchange with Russia that marked the most complex prisoner swap since the Cold War. Russia's Federal Security Service, more commonly known as the FSB, released several videos of the tense prisoner exchange at an airport in Turkey. AdvertisementThe Russian FSB released a video showing prisoners from the Russian side being loaded onto a plane bound for Turkey for a prisoner exchange. AdvertisementWhite House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that he could confirm there was no money exchanged or sanctions loosened to facilitate the prisoner swap.

Persons: —, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Gershkovich, Whelan, Joe Biden, Rico Krieger, — Hanna Liubakova, we've, Biden, Evan Greshkovich, eason, hite, J ake S ullivan, ould Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Business, Russia's Federal Security Service, RIA Novosti, FSB, Russian Federal Security Service, lsu Locations: Russia, Turkey, Russia's, Moscow, Ankara, Belarus

☆ WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, ex-Marine Whelan released in U.S., Russia prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released Thursday by Russia as part of a major, multi-nation swap of two dozen prisoners. "All four have been imprisoned unjustly in Russia," President Joe Biden said in a televised address from the White House, where he was flanked by their family members. Eight Russians, including the spy and convicted hitman Vadim Krasikov, are being returned to Russia from the United States, Slovenia, Norway, Poland and Germany. "The deal that secured their freedom was a feat of diplomacy," Biden said in a statement released by the White House, where Biden planned to meet family members of the released Americans. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the release of Americans detained in Russia during brief remarks from the White House in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2024.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, U.S . Marine Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Joe Biden, Vadim Krasikov, Paul Whelan, Krasikov, Gershkovich, Whelan, Kurmasheva, Kara, Biden, we've, Jake Sullivan, " Sullivan, Nathan Howard, Reuters Gershkovich, Dieter Voronin, Kevin Lick, Rico Krieger, Patrick Schoebel, Herman Moyzhes, Ilya Yashin, Liliya, Kseniya Fadeyeva, Vadim Ostanin, Andrey Pivovarov, Oleg Orlov, Sasha Skochilenko, Artem Viktorovich Dultsev, Anna Valerevna Dultseva, Mikhail Valeryevich Mikushin, Pavel Alekseyevich Rubtsov, Roman Seleznev, Vladislav Klyushin, Vadim Konoshchenock Organizations: Wall Street, U.S . Marine, White, Biden, National, Reuters Locations: Russia, American, Russian, Turkey, United States, Slovenia, Norway, Poland, Germany, Chechen, Berlin, Washington , U.S, Moscow

In addition to Mr. Gershkovich, the prisoners freed by Russia included Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in 2018, and the Russian dissident Ilya Yashin, the official said. The prisoners freed by the West included Vadim Krasikov, a convicted Russian assassin, the Turkish official said. The deal seemed sure to prompt jubilation among Western nations that had condemned the charges against Mr. Gershkovich and others as baseless and politically motivated. And it represented a political leap for Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, whose government agreed to release Mr. Krasikov as part of the deal. Mr. Putin has referred to Mr. Krasikov as a patriot for his killing of a Chechen former separatist fighter in Berlin in 2019.

Persons: Anton TroianovskiMark Mazzetti, Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Ilya Yashin, Vadim Krasikov, Biden, Vladimir V, Putin, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Krasikov, Ivan Nechepurenko Organizations: Street Journal, U.S . Marine, West, Turkish Locations: Turkey, Russia, Russian, Ankara, U.S, Chechen, Berlin

☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

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☆ Delivery Hero, Glovo targeted in EU cartel investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 04: The Delivery Hero office photographed on September 04, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)BRUSSELS - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday launched an investigation into German online food takeaway firm Delivery hero and its Spanish unit Glovo on concerns that the two companies may have taken part in an online food delivery cartel. Delivery Hero held a minority share in Glovo in 2018 and acquired sole control in July 2022. "The Commission is concerned that, before the takeover, Delivery Hero and Glovo may have allocated geographic markets and shared commercially sensitive information," the EU watchdog said. "Online food delivery is a fast-growing sector, where we must protect competition," EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.

Persons: Jeremy Moeller, Margrethe Vestager Organizations: Getty, European, EU Locations: BERLIN, GERMANY, Berlin, Germany, BRUSSELS, Glovo

☆ European markets set for mixed open ahead of batch of earnings reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A consumer selects vegetables at a supermarket on March 12, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Tuesday as investors await the latest earnings reports from regional companies. The U.K.'s FTSE index is expected to open 12 points lower at 8,192, Germany's DAX up 76 points at 18,490, France's CAC 40 up 18 points at 7,639 and Italy's FTSE MIB up 122 points at 34,984, according to data from IG. European markets will be assessing the latest earnings from Givaudan, Thales, Alstom, Norsk Hydro, AkzoNobel, Banco de Sabadell, Randstad, Enagas and LVMH on Tuesday. Hungary will announce its latest interest rate decision and data releases include Dutch and Irish consumer confidence figures.

Persons: Germany's DAX Organizations: LONDON, CAC, IG, Thales, Alstom, Norsk Hydro, Banco, Banco de Sabadell Locations: Berlin, Germany, Givaudan, AkzoNobel, Banco de, Randstad, LVMH, Hungary

CNN —A German citizen has been sentenced to death in Belarus after being charged with terrorism and mercenary activities, according to a Belarusian human rights group. The group Human Rights Center “Viasna” said the German national is a 29-year-old German Red Cross employee named Rico Krieger. According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked as an emergency medical technician for the German Red Cross and as an armed security officer for the US Embassy in Berlin. The German Red Cross (DRK) told CNN’s German affiliate N-TV that while “the man in question,” without naming Krieger, had previously worked for them, his stay abroad was not related to his work with the DRK. CNN has also reached out to the German Red Cross for comment.

Persons: ”, Rico Krieger, Krieger, Viasna, “, Anatoly Glaz, Germany “, Lukashenko’s, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Organizations: CNN, Human Rights, Red Cross, US, Minsk Regional Court, Federal Foreign Office, Embassy, German Foreign Office, Foreign, CNN’s Locations: Belarus, Belarusian, Berlin, Minsk, Germany, ”, German

☆ Ukraine: Germany to halve military aid despite possible Trump White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters —Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine next year, despite concerns that US support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Republican candidate Donald Trump returns to the White House. German aid to Ukraine will be cut to €4 billion ($4.35 billion) in 2025 from around €8 billion in 2024, according to a draft of the 2025 budget seen by Reuters. Germany has faced criticism for repeatedly missing a NATO target of spending 2% of its economic output on defense. Days after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a “Zeitenwende” – German for historic turning point - with a €100 billion special fund to bring the military up to speed. The defense budget is set to receive a meagre €1.3 billion more than in 2024, far below the €6.7 billion requested by Pistorius.

Persons: Donald Trump, Christian Lindner, Trump, JD Vance, Olaf Scholz, Kay Nietfeld, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius . Scholz, Zelensky, John MacDougall, “, ”, Ingo Gaedechens Organizations: Reuters, House, Group, German, Washington, Ukraine, Trump, NATO, Social Democrats, Greens, Defense, Getty, CDU Locations: Germany, Ukraine, €, Europe, United States, Russia, Irpin, Kyiv, Berlin

☆ Gareth Southgate leaves England men’s team after defeat in Euro 2024 final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Gareth Southgate announced on Tuesday he will leave his role as the manager of the England men’s national team. His decision comes two days after England’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin. Southgate spent eight years as England’s manager, taking charge of 102 matches. I’m an England fan and I always will be.”Southgate was appointed England manager in 2016 after the abrupt departure of Sam Allardyce. As England manager, Southgate won 62 of the 102 games he presided over.

Persons: Gareth Southgate, Southgate, ”, ” Southgate, “, I’m, Sam Allardyce, Mark Bullingham, Gareth, Steve, ” “ Gareth, ” Bullingham Organizations: CNN, England men’s, Lions, England, Southgate, Three Lions, Slovenia, Spain, St, national football teams, English Football Association, Premier League, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa Locations: Spain, Berlin, England, Southgate, “, Qatar, underachieving, Germany, George’s, St, Middlesborough

☆ Gareth Southgate Quits as England Coach, Leaving Team He Remade
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It has been the honor of my life to play for England and to manage England,” he wrote. “It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all. But it’s time for change, and for a new chapter.”Southgate, who made more than 50 appearances for England as a player, joined the national team program in 2013, serving initially as manager of the country’s under-21 team. Three years later, he took over the senior team after Sam Allardyce was fired. Southgate was originally appointed on a temporary basis as the F.A.

Persons: Gareth Southgate, ”, ” Southgate, Sam Allardyce, Southgate Organizations: England, soccer, Football Association, Southgate Locations: England, Spain, Berlin

☆ Spain revels in golden Sunday as Carlos Alcaraz and men’s football team emerge victorious
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sunday was a glorious day in the history of Spanish sport. Several of the Spanish national team’s legends were also in attendance to celebrate the country’s record-breaking fourth European Championship. “A happy night after what was also a happy afternoon, with Carlos Alcaraz beating Djokovic with enormous superiority in the Wimbledon final. Carlos Alcaraz is a world-class tennis star. The attitude of the group has been crucial to Spain winning its fourth European Championship and Carlos Alcaraz overflows with talent with a key team to create the most suitable environment for a very young champion.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak, Spain’s King Felipe VI, Infanta Sofía, Andrés Iniesta, David Villa, Iniesta, Villa, Carlos Alcaraz’s, ”, Alvaro Morata, Alcaraz, Alfredo Relaño, “, Santi Nolla, Djokovic Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Court, team deservedly, England, Spanish, La Roja, Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon, Sport, Diario AS ’, Diario, Djokovic, Eurocup, ”, Mundo Deportivo ’, European Locations: Berlin, Spain, Madrid, Europe, Serbian

☆ Are Soccer’s Showcase Games the Riskiest Gig in Music?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Rory Smith | Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even to some of the most glittering names in music, the pitch is compelling. There is a gig. It is a very short gig: a tight six minutes or so. For most, what is likely to be one of the most high-profile gigs of their career might also be the riskiest booking in music, one that comes with a nonzero chance of being loudly, unapologetically, unremittingly booed. There are acts that look back on their brush with soccer fondly, artists who serve as beacons of hope for the (somewhat unwieldy) trio that is scheduled to play just before the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday in Berlin.

Persons: Camila Cabello, Alicia Keys, Fergie, unremittingly, Leony Organizations: Champions League Locations: Berlin

☆ Catherine, Princess of Wales, Attends Wimbledon Men’s Final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | More About Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Wimbledon is a familiar setting, with the promise of a friendly and enthusiastic crowd. Catherine — a high school athlete who has repeatedly played sports as a working royal — has been a fixture at the tournament. She is the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (commonly known as Wimbledon), a role she has held since 2016. She did not attend the women’s final on Saturday, although she has previously awarded trophies to both winners. Catherine’s husband, Prince William, will also attend a major sporting event on Sunday, Kensington Palace said: The final of Euro 2024 in Berlin, where the English men’s soccer team will face Spain.

Persons: “, —, Catherine —, Catherine’s, Prince William, Keir Starmer, ” Organizations: Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, NATO, England Locations: Buckingham, Wimbledon, Kensington, Berlin, Spain, Germany, England, Washington

☆ Princess of Wales receives standing ovation from Centre Court crowd as she attends Wimbledon men’s final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Catherine, Princess of Wales, received a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd as she attended the Wimbledon men’s singles final on Sunday alongside her daughter Princess Charlotte. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what’s happening behind palace walls. While Kate is in southwest London for the tennis final, her husband Prince William is due in Berlin for the UEFA Euro 2024 final between England and Spain. The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte met British tennis players, including Emma Raducanu. Aaron Chown/PA WireThe Prince of Wales is the president of England’s Football Association (FA) and a regular sight at England football games.

Persons: London CNN — Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, Kate, Charlotte, Emma Raducanu, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Kate –, King Charles III, “, It’s, Prince William, Wales, Aaron Chown, Prince, William, you’re, ” King Charles, Gareth Southgate’s, ” Organizations: London CNN, Court, Wimbledon, Sunday, CNN’s Royal, Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, London Clinic, UEFA, England’s Football Association, England, Switzerland Locations: Wales, London, Berlin, England, Spain, British, Düsseldorf

☆ How this soccer player saved a Jewish teenager from persecution in Nazi Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Psychologically, he was desperate to get out,” Ralph’s son Alan Freeman told CNN. He was finally able to leave Germany and avoid the events that would soon unfold. ‘He saved his life’Sproston’s connections through the footballing world proved to be vital in helping Freeman leave Germany. It was before this game that the England players famously performed the Nazi salute prior to kick off. But more importantly, so did the story of Bert Sproston helping Ralph Freeman in his bid to leave Nazi Germany.

Persons: Rolf Friedland, Friedland, Ralph Freeman, ‘ They’re, ” Ralph’s, Alan Freeman, “, ”, Freeman, Alan Freeman “, Alan, “ ’, ’ ”, Bert Sproston, “ I’m, ” Alan, Sproston, John Leonard, ’ Leonard, ” Leonard, Davis, Michael Berkowitz, ” Berkowitz, “ It’s, Adolf Hitler, Berkowitz, Hitler, Ralph Freeman’s, ” Freeman, Alan Freeman Leonard, Leonard, –, ‘, Bert, Janice, Sproston’s, Tottenham Organizations: CNN, England soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Topical Press Agency, Getty, Hulton, University College London, England, Nazi, Platz Frankfurt, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Germany, England, Nazi Germany, Berlin, Britain, Europe, Austria, ”, London

☆ Harry Kane seeks his defining moment to secure a place in England’s national psyche
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jack Pitt-Brooke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

What Kane really needs for his legacy, for his place in the public mind, is a moment. Kane scored 280 goals for Tottenham before he left last year, 14 more than the previous record set by Jimmy Greaves. Through what we may soon call the Gareth Southgate golden age, Kane has been England’s best player. Southgate consoles Kane after England’s elimination in Qatar (David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)Even this summer, Kane has followed a familiar pattern. With England, the team comes first and no one seems to appreciate that more than Kane himself.

Persons: Harry Kane, Dani Olmo, Alan Shearer, Kylian Mbappe, Kane, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Jules Rimet, Geoff Hurst’s, Paul Gascoigne’s, Gascoigne, Stu Forster, Jimmy Greaves, White Hart, Arsenal’s David Ospina, Peter Shilton’s, Moore, Billy Wright’s, Gareth Southgate, Faye White, Stefan Matzke –, —, Callum Wilson, David S, Bustamante, Ollie Watkins ’, Southgate, Roberto Martinez, DOGrzegorz Wajda Organizations: England, men’s, Greece, Scotland, Tottenham, Spurs, Arsenal, Manchester City, Spurs —, League, Champions League, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Getty, Nations League, Colombia, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark, Senegal, France, Southgate, Slovakia, Switzerland Locations: Spain, Berlin, England, Allsport, Leicester, —, Madrid, City, AFP, Moscow, Southgate, Tunisia, Volgograd, Panama, Nizhny Novgorod, Rome, Italy, Qatar, Netherlands, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Portugal

☆ Euro 2024 final: Spain vs England – your ultimate tactical guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Mark Carey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The Athletic profiles the finalists’ strengths and weaknesses, the key battles, and the many sub-plots in your definitive tactical guide to the Euro 2024 final. The dynamic duo are responsible for 46 per cent of Spain’s total attempted take-ons this tournament. What a talent 👏🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/IRJignOqCA — UEFA U17 EURO (@UEFAUnder21) July 9, 2024Beyond his shooting, Yamal’s creative threat has stood out the most. This forced the Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon to frequently launch the ball long, often conceding possession in the process. Spain might be the standout favourites but England will arrive in Berlin as the more experienced nation in recent major tournaments.

Persons: Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Luis de la, Williams, Arjen Robben, ged, Fabia, ong, anne, e, d the pl, ure, anne l, Walker, ince, heth, rove, abbe, the he, inger, mani, ted Saka,, oden, atkin, In th, below, Kane, hite, nin, Kane, Ivan T o, riva, Gareth Southg, ross, ove, e to, Getty, Eamon n Dalton Organizations: European, Germany, France, UEFA Locations: Spain, England, Berlin, France, goa, nis, beh, lida

☆ Germany to Strip Huawei From Its 5G Networks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | More About Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The German government said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with major telecom companies to have them stop using critical Huawei and ZTE components in their 5G mobile infrastructure in five years, the latest step by a European country to ban Chinese companies from critical telecommunications infrastructure. The agreement with the telecom companies — Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Telefonica — comes in two steps. First, use of Chinese-made critical components will be discontinued from core parts of the country’s 5G networks by the end of 2026. Then, the parts made by Chinese manufacturers will be phased out from antennas, transmission lines and towers by the end of 2029. Huawei and ZTE did not respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Nancy Faeser Organizations: Huawei, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefonica —, ZTE, European Union Locations: Berlin, Germany

☆ Netherlands 1 England 2: Late substitute Watkins hits winner to set up Euro 2024 final with Spain
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( The Athletic Uk Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

A late winner from England substitute Ollie Watkins against Netherlands put Gareth Southgate’s team into the final of Euro 2024, where they will face Spain. It is their second consecutive European Championship final, and the first time England have reached a major tournament final abroad. Denzel Dumfries catching Kane was deemed a penalty, despite the Netherlands defender having little choice but to attempt a block. Against the Netherlands, Rice dropped into similar positions but was far more willing to punch balls forward and look for those ahead of him. Watkins’ stunning winner — set up by Palmer — validated Southgate’s decision yet again, with a goal worthy of winning any game.

Persons: Ollie Watkins, Gareth Southgate’s, Harry Kane, Xavi Simons, Declan Rice, Kane, Denzel Dumfries, Tim Spiers, Mark Carey, Jacob Whitehead, Seb Stafford, it’ll, they’ve, Phil Foden, Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw, Ivan Toney, Southgate, —, Foden, Cole Palmer, Watkins, Palmer, Stefan de Vrij, De, Felix Zwayer, Jude Bellingham, Dumfries, ”, Gary Neville, Bloor Rice, Rice, Simons —, Jordan Pickford, Michael Regan –, Kyle Walker, Watkins ’, Palmer —, Mark Carey The, Zwayer, Phil Foden’s, dink, Bart Verbruggen, Alex Grimm Organizations: England, Netherlands, Aston Villa, Bloor, Wembley, Slovakia, Switzerland, Watkins, UEFA, Michael Regan – UEFA, Getty, England’s, Mark Carey The Denzel Dumfries Show Dumfries, Pixar, Bull, Dumfries Locations: Spain, England, Netherlands, Berlin, Switzerland, Slovakia, Zwayer, Southgate, Dumfries, —

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